Low Carb Christmas Goodie Swap!

Indulge in a "sharing festivity" and host a Low Carb Goodie Swap! 'Tis the season!

(PRWEB) December 2, 2003 ---Low Carb Christmas Goodie Swap!

Ever been to an old-fashioned Christmas cookie swap"?

Well, just because we are low carbing for life doesnt mean we are going to be deprived this Christmas or ever!

A Low Carb Christmas Goodie Swap" is the perfect way to begin your holiday festivities! Set your date NOW and begin inviting your low carb friends! Make it special" from the start and
create a FREE email invitation at http://www.evite.com or make personal phone calls.

Dont know about the indulgence and relaxation and FUN of a Low Carb Goodie Swap and how its done? No worries... Its so simple!

Each guest brings one kind of low carb goodie" which makes it easy on the guest (dont forget to include yourself as a guest" so you get goodies too)! Each guest brings ONE DOZEN goodies PER
guest. Formula = 9 guests = 9 dozen goodies + ADD ½ dozen = 9 ½
dozen goodies!

Why the extra" half dozen? So everyone can sample the goodies at the party! It is nice if the goodies freeze well so they dont get wasted or we eat them all at once" when we get home!

Be sure to ask each guest to bring printed recipes for their goodies. Why not request that the goodie recipes be printed on a 4" x 6" card. Then use a fancy punch (like a star), some pretty
red ribbon and tie all the goodie recipes together to form a little booklet for each guest to take home.

You could print out some special Christmas quotes on a 4" x 6" card with the date and First Annual Low Carb Goodie Swap" on it for a cover! What a nice memento of a fun-filled time with Low
Carb friends! Ill bet come next year you will be getting inquires as to when this years swap is going to be!

Have a simple and festive centerpiece... a small, live, Christmas tree (the smell is so awesome) and decorate with miniature cookie cutters. (You can find the cookie cutters at a lot of dollar stores in a package!)

Make special tent cards to write the name of each type of goodie and place the tent cards in front of each plate of goodies (these would be the goodies your guests bring to swap")!

Have a large platter or tray for the samplin goodies that each guest can contribute to as they arrive. A plain tablecloth works best so the focal point is your goodies on parade"!

Ask everyone to dress for the occasion"! Get in the spirit and get out your Christmas duds... it may be a homemade Christmas sweatshirt or a pretty Christmas sweater, just make it festive!

You, the hostess, can prepare something festive and easy (like Chicken Poinsettias on Page 201 in my Low Carb Christmas Cookin cookbook). This will give everyone some real food" before
embarking on the goodies!

Prepare a special coffee drink with a dollop of whipped cream and start tastin! Remember to set out a couple pitchers of water with lemon slices and small glasses. It may be Christmas but it
is still a low carb party!

Place Christmas candles everywhere... even in the bathroom... Crank up those Christmas tunes and you have a party!

Have each guest tell about their creation that they have brought to contribute. Maybe the first batch flopped... maybe they were trying to convert an old recipe to low carb - there might be some
giggles there... maybe it is just a favorite that they wanted to share! We all have stories to tell and stories are the best when they are shared!

Ask each guest to bring a large container to tote their goodies home in and circle the table with each guest taking their share. I guarantee you that you wont regret taking the time to host
this sharing occasion and if you are a guest you will be so tickled that you took the time to prepare and attend.

A Low Carb Goodie Swap is so what Christmas is all about... good friends, sharing, laughter, joy, love, and more sharing... Merry, Merry Low Carb Christmas!

http://www.LowCarbcookin.com
Home site of Low Carb Christmas Cookin'
The FIRST Low Carb Christmas Cookbook!
Low Carb Christmas Cookin'- With an Old-Fashioned Cook!
224 fun-filled, sometimes hysterical pages!

About the author: Jan McCracken is author and self-publisher of 39 gift books and cookbooks. Born in the Midwest and former owner/innkeeper of a country bed and breakfast in Branson, MO,
she has been cooking since she was seventeen years old (she wont tell us how many years that is)!

Jan has been living the low carb lifestyle for eight years. Her long-term goal is helping people understand that food is truly the great medicine, prevention and healer of disease.
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